Patrick Street Graveyard, Strabane, Camus Parish, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland: Headstone Inscriptions & Photographs
With Church Burial Records, Death Notices and Wills
Compiled and Submitted by
Faye Logue, Mundingburra, Queensland, Australia
flogue[at]activ8.net.au
This file of Patrick Street Graveyard, Strabane, Camus Parish, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland: Headstone Inscriptions & Photographs forms part of the vast archive of 4,000+ pages of genealogical records relating to COUNTIES TYRONE, DONEGAL, LONDONDERRY & FERMANAGH provided without charge or subscription by CoTyroneIreland Welcome to the Premier Website & Research Tool for Cos. Tyrone, Donegal, Londonderry & Fermanagh Genealogy (cotyroneireland.com) A complete list of records pertaining to CAMUS PARISH & COUNTY TYRONE on this website can be found at the foot of this file.
Index to the Twenty-One Page involved in the Patrick Street Graveyard: Headstone Inscriptions & Photographs
HEADSTONE INSCRIPTIONS IN PATRICK STREET GRAVEYARD, CAMUS PARISH, STRABANE.
INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, ENTRIES FROM THE PARISH BURIAL REGISTER, DEATH NOTICES FROM LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND INFORMATION FROM WILLS
Compiled by Faye Lynsyl Logue
With Photography by
Bernie (Donaghey) Gamble, Rene Donaghy,
Johnny Dooher, Michael Kennedy, Ron Logue
and William Roulston
Newspaper Notices & other items of interest supplied by
Len Swindley
Patrick Street Graveyard is the oldest burial ground in the town of Strabane and is situated on the corner of Patrick & Church Streets.
The oldest memorial with a legible inscription commemorates George Home who died in 1672.
PATRICK STREET CEMETERY
PATRICK STREET CEMETERY
WITH RECORDED MATERIALS DATING
BACK TO THE 1660s THIS GRAVEYARD
REPRESENTS MUCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE
TOWN OF STRABANE OVER THE CENTURIES
WITH HALF-HANGED McNAUGHTON REPUTED
TO HAVE HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE HERE
WHILE A RECENT ADDITION HAS BEEN THE
MEMORIAL ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE
THE SIX CHILDREN BURNED IN THE FIRE
AT THE DIOCESAN DEAF AND DUMB
SCHOOL IN 1856
Strabane
District Council
Griffiths Valuation Map 1858 showing location of the old church in Patrick Street Graveyard
The old Camus-Juxta-Mourne Church in Patrick Street.
Built in the 1600s on the site of what had been a Franciscan monastery burned in 1583 by Hugh O’Donnell.
This church was replaced by the present church which was consecrated by Bishop Alexander in 1879 on a site which he had donated.
Christ Church (Camus-juxta-Mourne) can be seen beyond the wall of the graveyard
Tall gravestone near middle of photo is on the MacDonald grave
2015
View to right of entrance at the main gate
View to left of entrance at the main gate
Murphy (tall column)
Gill
Browne Pre-historic Megalith Honeyford
2016
February 2011
Moreton (behind shrub)
Divin Wilson Gaston Thompson
Neilson
Martin Floory (behind wire fence) Unknown
Petters
Leater Caulfield
2011 Many gravestones have been broken or buried over time
2011
Browne & Ash Crombie
2006
Pre-historic megalith - 2013
Was referred to by Rev. Daniel Augustus Beaufort when he visited Strabane in 1787.
William Roulston leading a tour of Patrick Street Graveyard 21 June 2004
at the graves of R.W. and Bryan Conway (with cross on back of headstone)
Views looking back to the gate into the graveyard 2011
2015
From bottom left
KNOX MARTIN/CHRISTY
McCORMACK LENEY CARSON CARSON CARSAN
GILL UNKNOWN
2015
MEARNS/McGILL, SNODGRASS, DEAF & DUMB CHILDREN
Google view of Patrick Street Graveyard
Google photos 2009
2018
Further Camus Parish & County Tyrone records can be viewed here:
Camus Parish Records, Co. Tyrone
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